Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)

I can't see economic dead zones happening in Minneapolis. First off, pretty much everyone here is sick of the police. University of Minnesota fired them. Minneapolis Public Schools fired them. Very few people in Minneapolis are blaming the protesters. Most people are blaming themselves for not taking stronger action against the police sooner because the police force here has b…about 5 days agofrom nu.federati.netpermalinkRepeat of musicman

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@mangeurdenuage Insurance almost never covers civil disturbances. But even if they did, only about 10% of small businesses reopen after a devastating fire.

I haven’t been in the Los Angeles riot zones (from the 1960s and 1990s riots) in about fifteen years, but a lot of those areas became economic dead zones even in the early 2000s.about 7 days agofrom nu.federati.netpermalinkRepeat of lnxw48a1

Long after the riots end, the people from outside the communities will be sitting in Starbucks sipping lattes and reminiscing about "sticking it to the man", while the locals try to rebuild their lives without businesses or jobs.about 6 days agofrom nu.federati.netpermalinkRepeat of lnxw48a1

So here's the thing with riots. Once it starts, non-locals join. They don't know that "John's Market" gave formula and diapers to a local woman whose income was interrupted, or that that little used car lot on the corner is the result of a neighborhood family's 30 years of sacrifice. . The police stations will be rebuilt with thicker, fire-resistant walls within a few months. …about 7 days agofrom nu.federati.netpermalinkRepeat of lnxw48a1

He has 23 points of articulation which makes him easy to pose in a variety of positions. You can also build his Superman 'S' sign as well as his laser gun arm...even though we all know the Iron Giant is not a gun.

The more time I've spent at home in recent weeks, the more it's become clear that, for a cat, the shortest route between any two points invariably crosses a computer keyboard. ]]l;iynb ytdf cxEDFASEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZabout 2 months agofrom microblog.mjd.id.auat 30°21'42"S 153°6'9"EpermalinkRepeat of mjd

@steve I really wonder about the rush on things like #eggs..., and REALLY hope nobody's got the bright idea to try to #DIY #vaccine after reading one of those "if you're allergic to eggs" flu-vaccine pamphlets....about 3 months agofrom Qvitterpermalink

@steve another class of items that seem to be conspicuously not sold out is #birth-control. Expect to see a spike in births around December/January....
"Stuck indoors, scared and bored and frustrated and in need of human contact" is the sort of situation that breeds....about 3 months agofrom Qvitterpermalink

"Fear and shopping in the time of coronavirus" â**sold out of bottled water?â** by Klara Kim is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Things people panic-buy (and stores seem to have run out of) when faced with a serious respiratory virus: Toilet paperTissuePaper towelsCleaning suppliesOatmealFresh BeefFresh ChickenPastaMilkFresh vegetables, including avocadosFrozen vegetables…about 3 months agofrom chirp.cooleysekula.netpermalinkRepeat of steve